Turmoil and tariffs spell tension in 2025

As we close out 2024, I want to begin this last note of the year by first thanking my friends, clients, associates, and readers for their support over these past 12 months.   With less than a month until year’s end, yet another seemingly once in a generation geopolitical event occurred with the ouster of…

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Mexico’s transfer of power: La Presidenta.

From the devastation in the wake of Hurricane Helene in the U.S. southeast to an expansion of the conflict in the Middle East, there is a lot going on in the world right now. Today, though, I want to focus on Mexico’s political transition. On Tuesday, Claudia Sheinbaum – a climate scientist and career public…

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 “Democracy” 2024: Stakes high, conflict abounds. 

Only a few days into September and somehow Labor Day already feels like a distant memory. Globally, major geopolitical tensions persist. In the Middle East, we are now 10-months into the Israel-Palestine conflict. On September 1, tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets protesting the Israeli government’s failure to secure the release of…

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Opinion | Ally shoring, a critical opportunity for North America

The following piece first appeared in Mexico Today, by Reforma. You can find it here, or continue reading. In his first 100 days, President Joe Biden set out rebuild vital economic and political relationships with our allies in the region and around the world. Mexico, a crucial ally and one of our leading trade partners,…

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Commentary: Guest worker visas would ease border situation

The following piece first appeared in the San Antonio Express-News. You can find it here, or continue reading. President Joe Biden’s first 100 days have been tested by tens of thousands of people arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border. It’s a situation we’ve seen many times before, but a variety of conditions have exacerbated the problem.…

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A (virtually) new era of North American relations

President Biden used his first two virtual foreign visits to usher in a new era of North American relations with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.  During the meetings, Trudeau and López Obrador requested Biden’s support in securing U.S.-produced COVID-19 vaccinations, and the U.S. responded. Yesterday, the Biden administration pledged to send the AstraZeneca vaccine—which is…

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A big freeze; a need for US/Mexico cooperation on Energy.

I’m writing to you from Texas where the past ten days have been extremely challenging. The U.S. just passed the milestone of 500,000 COVID-19 deaths and losses are continuing to mount from our rare winter storm.  Last week’s record cold temperatures led to a surge in energy demand as Texans attempted to heat their homes. The state’s…

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